Looking beyond the female firsts of science history.
From the ancient world to the present, women have been critical to the progress of science, yet their importance is overlooked and their stories are often lost, distorted or actively suppressed. Forces of Nature is a new book that sets the record straight and charts the fascinating history of women’s discoveries in science. Read more.

Meet Gerty Cori, the Nobel-winning biochemist who uncovered how the body stores and consumes sugars. 
“In 1947, Gerty Cori traveled to Switzerland with her husband, Carl, to jointly accept the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology. It was an undoubtedly exciting moment. The Coris had received the Prize for their successful test tube synthesis of glycogen. From their discoveries, scientists now knew exactly how glycogen was processed in the body to create glucose – a once mysterious metabolic process that had confounded researchers for decades,” writes Maggie Chen for Massive Science. Read more. 

Space enthusiast uses TikTok to teach others about the moon, Mars, and beyond. 
Alyssa Carson is a 20-year-old who first made headlines as the "youngest astronaut in training" — and the first person to visit every NASA visitor center in existence by the age of 13. She's coordinating a group of six other women for an expedition that will include scuba diving to simulate space walks and staying as isolated as possible. They plan to publish their research afterward, and she'll be sharing her experience with her more than 483,000 Instagram followers and 115,000 TikTok followers. Read more. 

Elizabeth Berry-Kravis: Running a marathon for fragile X syndrome.
Elizabeth Berry-Kravis has spent decades uncovering molecular clues to fragile X syndrome and crafting trials of treatments. Her efforts are paying off. No matter how busy she is, Berry-Kravis wakes up to run 4 to 6 miles almost every morning, something she has done since running track in high school. She has completed two marathons, including one in 2014 that she ran as a symbol of the long road to fragile X drugs. Read more.

500 Women Scientists is seeking an Executive Director.
500 Women Scientists is seeking an Executive Director to lead their organization into the future and fully realize their mission to change the world through the lens of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) in STEMM. The Executive Director will be responsible for all executive, strategic, programmatic, financial, and management functions of 500 Women Scientists, including leading fundraising efforts and overseeing their programs and initiatives. Read more.

To retain women, U.S. companies need better childcare policies.
While the U.S. government lags behind on policies to help working families, companies can and should be acting sooner. So, what can business leaders do today to keep even more women from leaving the workforce? 1) Engage women in conversation. 2) Revisit ideas and reset. 3) Assess current pace, productivity, and performance expectations. 4) Acknowledge parents. 5) Fix the gender pay divide. 6) Reexamine your benefits system. 7) Fortify communication. 8) Offer parental perks. 9) Take a fresh look at paternity leave. Read more.

The queer Victorian doctors who paved the way for women in medicine.
“By establishing women's medical colleges and hospitals, these 19th-century pioneers helped open the profession of medicine to women. One of the biggest hurdles for women medical students at the time was finding a place to receive practical training and internships, and then a job. Most establishments invariably turned women away. These hospitals filled that need,” writes Olivia Campbell. Read more. 

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